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Oct 15, 2012ManMachine rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
If nothing else, Steven Seagal's laughable-looking hairpiece was an absolute scream! In my opinion, this was the comedy highlight that this dreadfully dreary picture so desperately needed._____ You know, it sure seems to me that for director Robert Rodriguez, women only come in one generic flavor. And that is the flavor of a "boy-toy" slut._____Whether she's a highly-successful immigration officer, or a street-level Taco-Momma/Secret Agent, or whatever, Rodriguez brands all of his women (as he did so in Sin City and Planet Terror) as nothing but boy-toy sluts, through and through._____ And, of course, all of Rodriguez' boy-toy sluts are knock-out beauties. (Natch) But, regardless of that, just keep in mind that beauty may be only skin deep, but being a boy-toy slut goes right to the bone._____ Besides having a mighty low opinion of women, it would also seem that Rodriguez doesn't look too favorably upon the USA, either._____ Here in Machete, Rodriguez clearly points an accusing finger at America by turning this insignificant film into a heavy-handed politcal statement where he puts full blame on the US for being the #1 reason why Mexico's present state of crime, corruption, and grave destitution is literally way out of control._____ And, last, but not least, casting that greasy, old fart, Danny Trejo (Rodriguez' cousin) as the title character was a stroke of pure stupidity. It really killed me the way that this doddery, old fool was presented as being some sort of a bad-ass/stud-muffin where all of the hot babes were just dying to get him into bed. (Ha! Ha! Ha!)._____ All-in-all, Machete, with its excessive racism, cruelty, and sadistic violence, was a poorly-executed production._____ In my opinion, Rodriguez' Machete sucked, big time._____ Yep. Enough said.